Stock Trading Platform with Social Network Sentiment

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a trading order entry for the stock asset to execute the trading order based on the social network sentiment.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the tracked social network sentiment is a score metric indicative of at least an emotion reaction towards an event that is posted to an online social network.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising calculating the social network sentiment as the score metric based on social network factors.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the social network sentiment is a weighted average of the social network factors.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising receiving a trading order entry for the stock asset to execute the trading order based on the score metric.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing the option to specify a trading condition that includes an auto trigger to automatically execute a trade for the stock asset based on the social network sentiment.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the instructions further configure the processing unit to receive a trading order entry for the stock asset to execute the trading order based on the social network sentiment.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the tracked social network sentiment is a score metric indicative of at least an emotion reaction towards an event that is posted to an online social network.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the instructions further configure the processing unit to calculate the social network sentiment as the score metric based on social network factors.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the social network sentiment is a weighted average of the social network factors.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the instructions further configure the processing unit to receive a trading order entry for the stock asset to execute the trading order based on the score metric.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the instructions further configure the processing unit to provide the option to specify a trading condition that includes an auto trigger to automatically execute a trade for the stock asset based on the social network sentiment.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to receive a trading order entry for the stock asset to execute the trading order based on the social network sentiment.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the tracked social network sentiment is a score metric indicative of at least an emotion reaction towards an event that is posted to an online social network.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to calculate the social network sentiment as the score metric based on social network factors and the social network sentiment is a weighted average of the social network factors.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 18, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to receive a trading order entry for the stock asset to execute the trading order based on the score metric.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to provide the option to specify a trading condition that includes an auto trigger to automatically execute a trade for the stock asset based on the social network sentiment.